TripAdvisor Reviews Hotel The Grand Chandiram Kota

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... ticket for example, there's no such thing as waiting your turn. You just head to the window, utilising your elbows, and get to the front. Then it's not a case of asking for "one ticket to Bundi, my good man!" or even muttering, "Bundi, please" so only the attendant can hear you before waiting until your coinage is requested and handing it over. Nope. You have to thrust ...

... the local tourists and the locals were friendly and good fun. It took several hours to get around the buildings inside the fort, and by the end I was hot and again feeling not 100 percent.

Back at the hotel, the manager put the One Day Cricket of England vs Australia on the big screen for me in the restaurant. The Chinese arrived again and seemed unimpressed with both the cricket and their food. The next morning it was off to Udaipur, again by ...

... you can rent big sticks for protection, or cunningly find one yourself). Both had excellent views over the town, perfect for trying out the panoramic mode on our new camera.

About an hour from Bundi by auto-rickshaw is a very picturesque waterfall. The landscape is very deserty, but the waterfall is hidden away in a canyon full of macaques (boo) and langurs (ahh). And to add an even more mystical feel to the place, there were also some locals performing some strange rituals. ...

... bus noises. I couldn’t believe that the bus was still in one piece, it sounded like it was about to break into a million pieces. This went on all night, for 10 long hours. Not only that, it had no suspension. We jiggled, swayed, and got tossed around in our sleeper berth constantly. In fact, on three occasions we were totally airborne. And once, in the middle of the night, Sean actually landed right on top of me. All you could do was laugh. How can they possibly use ...